belfer

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

belfer

1. inflection of belfern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בעלפֿער (belfer), from German Behelfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.fɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlfɛr
• Syllabification: bel‧fer

Noun

belfer m pers (female equivalent belferka)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) teach, teacher

   Synonym: nauczyciel

Declension

Declension of belfer

	singular	plural
nominative	belfer	belfrzy/belfrowie
genitive	belfra	belfrów
dative	belfrowi	belfrom
accusative	belfra	belfrów
instrumental	belfrem	belframi
locative	belfrze	belfrach
vocative	belfrze	belfrzy/belfrowie

Derived terms

adjective

• belferski

nouns

• belferia
• belferstwo
• belferzyna

verb

• belfrować

Further reading

• belfer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• belfer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בעלפֿער (belfer).

Noun

belfer m (plural belferi)

1. teacher
2. rich person

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	belfer	belferul		belferi	belferii
genitive-dative	belfer	belferului		belferi	belferilor
vocative	belferule			belferilor

References

• belfer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN